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RENEWABLES
What is Renewable
Energy?
The United States currently relies heavily on coal, oil, and natural gas for its
energy. Fossil fuels are nonrenewable, that is, they draw on finite resources
that will eventually dwindle, becoming too expensive or too environmentally damaging
to retrieve.
In contrast, renewable energy resources such as wind and solar
energy are constantly replenished and will never run out.
Most renewable energy comes either directly or indirectly from the sun. To learn
more about renewable energy, why it's important, and what benefits it holds, visit
the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's
Clean Energy website.
Get more information on these renewable energy technologies:
See also the Glossary
of Renewable Energy and Electrical Terms.
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